An untitled vertical diptych depicting two boats silently navigating their way along the Fuji river flowing between steep, snow-covered cliffs. A lone traveller traverses the narrow bridge, heading towards a hamlet tucked into the cliffs on the left.

Considered amongst Hiroshige's masterpieces, it is thought that this design resulted from a journey he made in 1842 along the Koshukaido, travelling West from Edo.

For the same print in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), accession number JP3135, go to:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/60027859

For the same print in the Minniapolis Museum of Art, accession number 96.146.223, go to:
https://collections.artsmia.org/art/65411/mountain-gorge-in-winter-utagawa-hiroshige
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